The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-10-06
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1sr. Salina is the largest city he
tween Topeka, the Capital OF the
State, and Denver, Colorado.
2ND. Salina has increased from 4, so
TO over 1000 inhabitants in the
last twelve months.
SID. Salina has had no spontaneous
or mushroom growth, but has
grown steadily and substan-
TALLY, and has at no time dur
ing her existence gone back
wards, but always reaching
steadily ahead.
4TH. Saline County, in which the
city is located, is one Of the
most fertile and best watered
counties In the state.
5TH. All manufactures lread Y start
ed in Salina have from the be-
ginning done a very lucrative
business, and are always
crowded with work at good
margins.
9Th. Salina il by far the best shaded
and prettiest city in Kansas.
7TH. From thousands Of men, women
and children who have visited
Salina, all nave declared her
in the most positive terms, the
prettiest city iR the West!
STU. Scarcely a citizen has ever left
Salina but what either return
ed again as soon as possible, or
declared their regret ut leaving
9TH. Salina has the best facilities
for manufacturing interests Of
most all kinds Of any city in
the West.
10TH. Salina has as a class the most
liberal-miuded citizens Of any
city in Kansas.
llTH. Salina has the largest member
ship to her Board Of Trade OF
any city in Kansas.
18TH. Salina is always ready To as
sist, either 10y influence or their
pocket books, any worthy oh
ject for the welfare OF the citi-
zens, which may Ice presented
to them.
18TH. The city Of Salina il laid out
with "A view tn convenience in
tie width OF the streets. The
main streets, Iron Avenue and
Santa Re Avenue, crossing
each other at right angle in the
center of the city, aud each be-
ing one hundred feet wide,
with sixteen foot sidewalk.
All the Other streets are not
less than eighty feet wide.
l4TH. Salina has more buildings now
in course Of erection than any
other city between Topeka ami
Denver. Over 81 10000 worth
Of buildings are in course Of
erection.
l5rH. Salina has fifteen churches,
five public school buildings,
accommodating about sixteen
hundred children, besides the
Catholic Parochial school ac-
commOdAting about one hun
bred and fifty pupils.
18TH. Salina has three Colleges, to-
wit: The Kansas Wesleyan
University, The Salina Normal
University, and The piscOpal
Military COllege-the latter
OF which will be one of the
finest and largest institutions
of the kind in the United
states.
lTTH. Salina has the best railroad IA
cilities of any city in Kansas.
The following roads center
here: The Union Pacific, the
Mo. Pacific, the Santa Fee, the
Rock Island, the Salina, Lin
coin and Northern, the Me-
PhersOn Branch of the Union
and the b. x NJ. to ConcOrdia
north will be built inside OF
ninety days.
18TH. Salina has Touring mills al
most constantly running, might
and day, with a capacity of iif-
teen hundred barrels per day.
18TH. Salina has the most beautiful
natural Park in the State, sur.
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river, almost, and shaded with
walnut, elm and cottonwood
trees, and all set i'm bluegrass
and containing forty acres OF
grOuLd, with one of the finest
half-mile Race Courses imag-
Unable, and all necessary build
ings.
10Th. Salina has Gas Works, Electric
Lights, Water-wOrks and street
cars running-and paying.
2lST. Salinas principal street Is -four
miles long and one hundred
feet wide.
ODD. Strangers coming to Salina
would do well to 90 immediate
Is to the Board Of Trade rooms
and inquire for the secretary,
who will be glad to give them
any information i'm his power,
and whose duty IL Is to treat
everybody with the greatest
courtesy.
23Rn. IL will more than pay all
strangers coming from the East
to at least visit our popular
| city before tying themselves
down anywhere else, as we
have a faculty Of retaining all
such as citizens of Salina, and
not at all Ia their detriment.
2iTH. Sallna has no room nor use for
tramps, and our Marshal Is
always on the lookout for such,
and carries a shot gun "lOaded
for Bar"
2jTH. And now lastly, we invite all
good citizens seeking good
homes, as well a. those seeking
good neighbOrs, good climate,
beautiful scenery, fertile val
leys, healthy water, and a wide
awake, gO-ahead, big-hearted
people, to come TO see us and
Judge for yourselves whether
we eXaggerate.
THE SALIVA BOARD OF TRADE.
/ T. ID. FITZPATRICR,)
GEORGE +. SUPPLE, Com.
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